A theme is a combination of one or more slide layouts with coordinating
colorsA set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme., a matching background,
fontsA major and minor font that is applied to a style. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme., and
effectsA set of visual attributes that is applied to elements in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.. PowerPoint
provides several standard themes. Find a standard theme that you like, and then modify it by changing the
colorsA set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.,
fontsA major and minor font that is applied to a style. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme., or the background. You can then save the file as a custom theme. Once you create a custom theme in PowerPoint, you can use it in other Office
applications.
Do any of the following:
 | Step 1. Change theme colors (optional) |
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On the Theme tab, under Themes, choose a standard theme that you like.
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On the Themes tab, under Theme Options, click Colors, and then click the theme color that you want.
| Step 2. Change theme fonts (optional) |
| Step 3. Change theme background (optional) |
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On the Themes tab, under Theme Options, click Background, and then click the background style that you want.
| Step 4. Save your new theme |
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On the Themes tab, under Themes, click Save Theme.
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In the Save As box, type the name of the theme, and then click Save.
 | Note By default, custom themes are saved in the following folder:
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Themes. |
| Step 5. Apply your new theme |
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Open the presentation that you want to apply the new theme to.
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On the Themes tab, under Themes, click the theme that you created.
To see more themes, point to a theme, and then click 
. Themes that you created are listed under Custom.
